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Is it der, die oder das Smartphone?

DAS

The correct article in German of Smartphone is das. So it is das Smartphone! (nominative case)

The word Smartphone is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Smartphone?

How does the declension of Smartphone work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative das Smartphone die Smartphones
Genitive des Smartphones der Smartphones
Dative dem Smartphone den Smartphones
Akkusative das Smartphone die Smartphones

What is the meaning of Smartphone in German?

Smartphone is defined as:

[1] Mobile phone that provides a significantly increased computer functionality and connectivity

[1] Mobiltelefon, das eine deutlich gesteigerte Computerfunktionalität und Konnektivität zur Verfügung stellt

How to use Smartphone in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Smartphone with translations in English.

[1] Ein Smartphone kann als ein Minicomputer verstanden werden.

[1] A smartphone can be understood as a minicomputer

[1] Und übrigens: Telefonieren sollte man mit einem Smartphone auch noch können!

[1] And by the way: You should also make calls with a smartphone

[1] „Das Smartphone wird noch einmal neu definiert, es wird zum Schweizer Taschenmesser des Digitalzeitalters, es transportiert Software, Spiele, Musik und Inhalte aller Art.“

[1] "The smartphone will be redefined again, it becomes a Swiss pocket knife of the digital age, it transports software, games, music and content of all articles"

[1] „Das Problem des iPhones, des Smartphones mit Touchscreen, das die stinknormalen Handys längst abgelöst hat, ist, dass es ebenso unbehaust ist wie sein Besitzer, es folgt ihm in das bewegte Leben.“

[1] "The problem of the iPhone, the smartphone with touchscreen, which has long since replaced the stinky cell phones, is that it is as disadvantageous as its owner, it follows in the eventful lifelong"

[1] „Um mich herum nahm ich das Klicken von Laptoptastaturen und das Blinken und Surren von Smartphones wahr.“

[1] "Around me I took the click of laptopate and the flashing and whir of smartphones" perceived "

[1] „Am Nebentisch sitzen drei Asiaten mit drei Smartphones, die sie an Selfiesticks befestigt haben und nun hintereinander ihre Bilder auf eine externe Festplatte überspielen.“

[1] "Three Asians sit at the next table with three smartphones, which you have attached to selfie sticks and now in a row your pictures read on an external hard drive"

How do you pronounce Smartphone?

Smartphone

Pictures or photos of Smartphone

[1] Drei Smartphones von Samsung
[1] Drei Smartphones von Samsung

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